Filming

We completed all of our filming on Saturday the 28th of Jan. We managed to complete all of our footage in one day, it was a productive day but worked out well as we had a storyboard to follow. Due to this we were able to work at a pace which meant we could get all our footage done. We were grateful that the weather held out and we were able to take advantage of the use of natural light as we filmed in the day time.
Although there were some issues that occurred such as the pill pot we chose to use being broken, we quickly found a replacement and were able to carry on with our work. Another issue was that part of the tripod was missing meaning we could not attach the camera to it, this was a big issue as we could  not keep a steady shot without it. Luckily we managed to improvise and use elastic bands to hold the camera secure to the tripod.
We now plan to edit our footage where it will be revealed how successful the filming was, but we felt it went well.

Filming

On Saturday we completed all of our filming all in one day.it was very productive and we worked quickly and efficiently. We had a few problems because I had broken the previous pot that we used in our practise filming but luckily we were able to get a replacement. We were lucky with weather and lighting: although it was cold, we had good natural light and it was not raining. I think our actors were more comfortable this time round as they knew what they were doing and it went more smoothly this time. We had a little trouble with equipment as our tripod was missing the attachment which attached the camera to the tripod,so unfortunately we had to improvise and use elastic bands to keep the camera steady and stable on the tripod.

Overall I think we shot some very good footage over a good space of time.

Practice filming

This is our unannotated first attempt

Evidence of Props

This is the flower that we used to lay onto the grave. We decided to use a fake flower because we could use the same flower each time to keep continuity. It would also save us money as we already had a fake flower.


















This is the pill pot that we used. We thought that it was quite good as it was an actual pot for multivitamins and looks quite authentic. We emptied the pot of the multivitamins and then we will use some kind of mint to then replace the pills.

First day of filming

Overall i think that we had a successful first day of filming. We quickly became comfortable with the camera and being able to film was easy. We had a few minor problems with the tripod as it was fairly new but after a while we got the hang of using it. We got a fairly decent amount of filming done in one hour and a half and had no problems with the actor, we were even able to come up with new ideas as we went along which could improve our piece, for example the use of exaggeration was used well because we added the woman pulling her hairband out which would make the piece more realistic as the woman is supposed to be a crazy woman in it. We had no problems with the public space that we filmed in as it was a fairly quiet place that we decided to film at which was exactly what we wanted. When we were filming we seemed to pick up some of the wind whistling but with the use of editing it will be easily edited out.
        Our only main problem was that we missed out a vital prop which was the bag. As a result it would cut down the amount of time we film so as a finished piece may not add up to 2 minutes so we may have to film the graveyard scene again however the footage we filmed was very high quality and professional.

Changes to our filming schedule

Due to the problems with weather we have decided that today on the 19/01/12 we are not able to film. This is because it has been raining so we would not want any of the equipment to get wet/broken. Also we were not able to film at our school location because of various coaches and cars that were parked at the front of the school. This would be a problem if we did film because we would pickup too much background noise and would be too busy to be able to film what we want to film, which needs to be in a fairly quiet environment because of the dialogue in it.

We will carry on filming on the following Tuesday morning (24/01/12)

First day of filming and changes

Our first day of filming was Wednesday the 18th of January. Overall the filming was a success, although there were a few issues as we were still learning how to use the camera. The actress was very suitable and played the part well, but unfortunately we forgot about a main prop which was her handbag. This was a problem because it was a key part, and without it we miss part of our opening. Due to this issue and that there was some background noise of wind, we have decided to film this section again. Luckily we have enough time to film parts a few times and choose which one is best. We planned to film again on Thursday the 19th but as it was raining heavily we could not go through with it, therefore the filming has been moved to a later date. From our first day filming we learnt a lot about how to set up the camera and make sure its straight, also we got used to what we needed to do and the actress. Due to this we hope we will easily be able to film next time we try.

First day of filming and permission to film

It was a good first experience of filming our introduction, as we became more comfortable in using the equipment we were given although I think that our quality of footage was not as good as it could have been. Firstly we forgot to film with the handbag from the start and then was unable to use it in later scenes as we had wanted because it would have affected our continuity. Therefore we had to improvise slightly and change a few of our shots. Personally I think it would be better for us to re-film these scenes so that we have to footage that we originally set out to film at the quality that we want them.

Also we sought permission to film in the graveyard but unfortunately there was no vicar in charge of the cemetery, however we spoke to some local residents and they assured us that it would be fine as long as we only filmed the back of a gravestone.